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Babiana bainesii
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| Synonyms: |
Babiana hypogaea Burch. Babiana hypogea Burch. |
| Common names: | Dwarf babiana (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Low growing perennial, 10 - 20 cm, with a subterranean stem growing from corms, sometimes forming clumps. Leaves 4-7, linear, up to 25 cm, plicate with hairs on the ribs. Leaves normally overtopping the flowers. Flowers arising from the underground stem, large, 5-12 cm in diameter, pale to dark blue or mauve, with a white streak in the lower tepals, rarely all white. |
| Notes: | Formerly known as Babiana hypogaea (or B. hypogea), we have followed Goldblatt and Manning (2004) in making the name change to B. bainesii. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | A species of Kalahari sand or stony ground in woodland and grassland. |
| Flowering time: | Dec - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| Botswana distribution: | SW,SE |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 5. As Babiana hypogea ensifolia Goldblatt, P. (1993). Iridaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(4) Pages 55 - 57. (Includes a picture). Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J.C. (2004). Taxonomic notes and new species of the southern African genus Babiana (Iridaceae: Crocoideae) Bothalia 34(2) Page 91. Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 313. (Includes a picture). Linley, K. & Baker, B. (1972). Flowers of the Veld Bundu Series Longman Zimbabwe Pages 26 - 27. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 92. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 17, plate 35 Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 124. |
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